Resume
Solo and Partner Exhibitions
2011
◦ Invited to the Moment, JK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2010
◦ Beyond the Familiar, (with Linda Stoudt), FireHouse Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR.
◦ Seeing Beyond the Familiar,College of Southern Nevada, Cheyenne Campus Artspace Gallery, North Las Vegas, NV.
2009
◦ Beyond the Familiar Glance, (with Jody Alexander and Donovan Widmer), Monterrey Peninsula College, Monterrey, CA.
2008
◦ Recent Work, Moorpark College Art Gallery, Moorpark, CA.
2006
◦ contemplating the intricate nature of reality and the influence of consciousness, West Gallery, CSU Northridge, MFA thesis exhibition.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
◦ Thickening the Plot, Angel's Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA. Curator: John O'Brien.
◦ Revisiting Beauty, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA. Juror: Peter Frank.
◦ Brilliant Paintings & Amazing Ceramics, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA. Curator: Betty Brown.
◦ Rebus Reconstructuring, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Eagle Rock, CA. Curator: John O'Brien.
2009
◦ Sweet Subversives: Contemporary California Drawings, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA. Curator: Amy Grimm.
◦ Rebus, Amelia Museum of Archaeology, Umbria, Italy. Curator: John O'Brien.
◦ Of Intricacy, Terminal One, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Curator: John O'Brien.
◦ More With Less, Gallery 825/LAAA, Los Angeles, CA. Jurors: Robert Brander and Kristina Newhouse.
◦ GEM, Gallery 825/LAAA, Los Angeles, CA.
◦ Natural Worlds, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA.
2008
◦ 2008 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park. Jurors: Tyler Stallings, Lisa Melandri, Carl Berg.
◦ Of Intricacy, Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA. Curator: John O'Brien.
◦ California Visual Artists, 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA. Curator: Jay Belloli.
◦ Black & White (with shades of gray and a pinch of color), Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA. Curator: Mary E. Oliver.
2007
◦ BLOOMS, Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles City Hall, CA. Curators: Mary E. Oliver and Jacqueline L. Dreager.
◦ Southern California Open Regional Exhibition VI, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA. Juror: Michael Zakian.
◦ Art International, A Fine Art Fair, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Booth, Pasadena, CA.
◦ Insprired Black and White, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA. Juror: Suvan Geer.
◦ Biannual, LAAA South, Los Angles, CA. Juror: Alma Ruiz.
◦ Liminal, Phantom Galleries, Pasadena, CA.
◦ Crackerjack, Gallery 825, Los Angles, CA. Juror: Jay Belloli.
◦ 2007 California Open Exhibtion, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA. Juror: Wesley Jessup.
◦ New Members, Department of Cultural Affairs Slide Registry Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
◦ GEM, Gallery 825/LAAA, Los Angeles, CA.
◦ Faculty Exhibition, Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA.
◦ W.O.P., The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA. Group exhibition organized by John O'Brien, Samantha Fields, Joan Kahn and Christina Valentine.
◦ 2007 Juried Open, Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA. Juror: Lisa Melandri.
2006
◦ Utopia, A Shenere Velt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Jurors: Mark Greenfield, Mark Vallen, Alice Wexler.
◦ Greater LA MFA Exhibition and Film Screening, CSU Long Beach.
◦ 2006 Juried All Media Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Juror: Mike McGee.
◦ On Site at the Gate 2006, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA. Juror: Rebecca Morse.
◦ CSUN Painting Guild 2006 Juried Exhibition, West Gallery, CSU Northridge. Juror: Ashley McLean Emenegger.
◦ Art Alumni Show, University Gallery, UNC Asheville.
2005
◦ Petite Works, LAAA/Gallery 825, Bergamot Station Annex, Santa Monica, CA.
◦ Southern California Open Regional Exhibit, Valley Institute of Visual Art, Sherman Oaks, CA.
◦ Beauty Revisited, Mt. Scott Art Center, Portland, OR. Juror: Julie Martin.
◦ Annual Student Art Exhibition, Main Gallery, CSU Northridge. Jurors: Craig Krull, Jeffrey Vallance, Wendy Brill-Wynkoop.
◦ Art Alumni Show, University Gallery, UNC Asheville.
2004
◦ 2004 Topanga Canyon Gallery Juried Open, Topanga, CA. Juror: Michael Zakian.
◦ 69th Annual National Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, NY. Jurors: Henry J. Drexler, Daniel K. Tennant.
◦ Westmoreland Art Nationals Juried Exhibition, Westmoreland County Community College and Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival, Latrobe, PA.
◦ 7th Annual Celebration of the Arts, National Juried Exhibition, The Montpelier Center for the Arts and Education, VA. Juror: Diego Sanchez.
◦ 13th National Exhibition, Northern Colorado Artist Association, Fort Collins, CO. Juror: Jennifer Cook.
◦ Vivid Visions, Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, CA.
Education
2007 California State University, Northridge, M.F.A., Painting. High distinction.
1999 University of North Carolina, Asheville, B.F.A., Painting. Magna Cum Laude.
Teaching Experience
2008-Present
◦ Assistant Professor of Art, Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA.
2007-2008
◦ Adjunct Faculty, Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA.
◦ Adjunct Faculty, California State University, Northridge.
2006-2007
◦ Adjunct Faculty, Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA.
◦ Teaching Associate, California State University, Northridge.